It is more a comment knowing shad's feelings/opinions on it - from hybrids to mail order, etc.
As well, I haven't even been at this for a solid year yet. I had no idea that prolific layers are more prone to reproductive issues and premature death when I bought a 10 pack of "rare standard size...
So here I am trying to read the article after a bit of wine and I'm stuck on the loss of enamel. It seems to me the composition of beak is still different than teeth even with that loss. Again...I've had wine so my comprehension is a little...less...
That is heart breaking the comets don't
So as you know, my lot were mail order hatchling (don't scold...I know how you feel about it,and it was a rookie mistake)
Even as babies, before we moved them outside, they attempted to dust bathe on rugs. I'm talking about before they even set foot on...
When we were contending with (what we thought was) a fox, I had read about how to deter them. Urine was one option I read about, and a donkey was the other. There are some interesting photos of fox dangling from a donkeys jaw out there...
Anyway, turns out it wasn't a fox burrowing in my...
I have approximately 12 vet offices within a 20 minute drive here. Only one will see chickens. We had a hormone injection done on our young, over producing golden comet.